Evil baby killer Lucy Letby has been given a key to her own cell a report has claimed, as a prison insider described her cushy new life on the inside as being like a ‘hotel – but you’re surrounded by criminals’.
This comes five months after the monster was given a whole life sentence with not chance of parole for the murder of seven newborn babies and attempting to kill six others.
Having the key to her cell means that Letby, 34, can lock herself away from fellow inmates if she feels threatened by them.
It is believed that keys are handed to the residents of category A HMP Bronzefield as a reward for good behaviour on the inside.
The move has caused significant upset for the grieving parents of Letby’s victims.
Evil baby killer Lucy Letby has been given a key to her own cell a report has claimed
Having the key to her cell at HMP Bronzefield (pictured) means that Letby, 34, can lock herself away from fellow inmates if she feels threatened by them
‘We thought they were throwing away the key, and now we find out that she has her own key,’ one parent told The Sunday People.
A prison insider told the paper that the VIP arrangement means Letby can socialise if she wants to, but can also have privacy if she wants.
They said it was ‘no different to living in a hotel – but you’re surrounded by criminals’.
Letby was previously moved to HMP Bronzefield from Low Newton jail in County Durham.
This comes after baby murderer Letby reportedly ‘became prison friends’ with two other killers whilst she was held on remand before her trial in August.
Letby was said to have bonded with Michelle Smith, a woman who murdered her own 42-day-old baby, and Shauna Hoare, who helped kill 16-year-old schoolgirl Becky Watts.
A source told The Mirror that the trio of killers had been playing board games together and sat with each other when it came to eating meals.
‘They were together 24 hours a day – they were a well-known threesome and were literally never apart,’ they said.
Letby, originally from Hereford, was convicted of attacking the babies at Countess of Chester Hospital neonatal unit in 2015 and 2016.
In September last year it was announced that the serial killer will face a retrial over one count of attempted murder of a newborn baby girl.
Letby, originally from Hereford, was convicted of attacking the babies at Countess of Chester Hospital neonatal unit in 2015 and 2016
Nick Johnson KC, for the prosecution, told Manchester Crown Court that a decision had been made to pursue a retrial in the case of Baby K, a girl born in February 2016.
The child’s parents were in court to hear the announcement. Letby attended the hour-long hearing via video link while her parents were absent.
The prosecution is not pursuing a retrial on the five other charges of attempted murder, relating to four babies – two girls, Baby H and Baby J, and two boys, Baby N and Baby Q.
Letby refused to come up from the cells when Mr Justice Goss sentenced her to 14 whole life terms following her convictions on August 21. She has applied for leave to appeal her convictions.
In September Letby launched an appeal against all her convictions.
Labour City of Chester MP Samantha Dixon criticised the prison chiefs for the decision to give Letby the key to her cell, saying it did not ‘feel right or fair’.
A spokesperson for HMP Bronzefield spokesman told The Sunday People: ‘Prisoners in some of our main units have a privacy key to the cell they reside in, so they are able to secure their personal belongings.’